tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226690016900160196.post3506651172643825624..comments2016-12-07T13:26:29.387-05:00Comments on Legal History Blog: NPR on the Justice Department's MuralsSmita Ghoshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02062210254958869772noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226690016900160196.post-73871207403497786272009-01-06T12:40:00.000-05:002009-01-06T12:40:00.000-05:00The painter in the photograph is George Biddle. A...The painter in the photograph is George Biddle. As TIME reported in 1936, his mural, entitled "The Sweatshop and Tenement of Yesterday Can Be the Life Planned with Justice of Tomorrow," depicts dozens of figures. One, the "ideal workman," has the face of George Biddle's brother Francis. When George was painting, Francis was serving as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board. Later, after serving (briefly) as a Circuit Judge, Francis Biddle in 1940 became Solicitor General of the United States and, the next year, Attorney General of the United States. In other words, from 1940 until Biddle left office in summer 1945, one often could have found Francis Biddle's face both in a top DOJ office and, in paint, on the 5th floor hallway wall.John Q. Barretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17330566619256118192noreply@blogger.com